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Friday, March 12, 2010

Spring has Sprung

I almost can't believe it. We've had 5 straight days of 55-65F temperatures & sunshine! Except for the monstrous piles of snow at the back of our driveway & in parking lots (which might take until June to melt), its ALL GONE!! I had almost forgotten what the landscape looked like, since it was buried for almost 2 straight months! Did someone move Ohio to a more southern latitude while I wasn't looking??

On the way out to get the mail yesterday, Brutus discovered a sure sign of spring: crocuses starting to grow. Too bad he was only interested because he wanted to eat them...

We are far from out of the woods as far as winter goes (it's not unheard of to get an early May blizzard here), but it sure is nice to have a break from it if nothing else! Brutus and I have been out walking all over the place, enjoying not being all bundled up. It even sounds different - the birds are singing and I've even heard an insect buzzing by. The squirrels are out of hibernation and tormenting Mason every chance they get (he'll never catch one, and they know it)!

A quick Flat Brutus update before we leave you for the weekend. He made a guest appearance in Indiana at March in the Pugs, thanks to our pal Salinger and his mom Laura. Hey Sal, you look so serious here! Lighten up, buddy!!

and even a silent auction (in front of a cool print from our pal Emmet's mom).

And of course he felt right at home at the Pug Health Zone booth, promoting dental care products!

Don't forget that you can always see where Flat Brutus is and link to the places he's been by clicking on the "Where in the World is Flat Brutus" tab in our nav bar. The "Flat Brutus" tab is dedicated to description of what FB is all about, so if you are a new follower, go there to find out more about the World Tour and our fundraising for FBRN.

Time for me & Brutus to head out for a walk and soak up some rays of sunshine while they last. Maybe Brutus can find some more vegetation he'd like to stop and ingest...

Flat B. did a grreat job at that FUNdraiser thingy. Perfect pup for the dental healths booth. Warm and sunny here too. My mom says she remembers a day off school on April 7th one year for an Ice Storm. That is the latest date for a "snow day" that she can recall. I'M Lovin' it for as long as it lasts.

Oh Spring.... Nellie and Calvert can't wait. We had some lovely weather in NY the past few days and now it's cold, cloudy and rainy (sigh).

Love the Flat Brutus, so sorry I didn't get to you fast enough to participate, then again, I would have fallen in love with the little guy as much as I love the real Brutus (he truly is beautiful!)... and would have never returned the Bruti.

Brutus thank you for the flatty update. What a great find. You found the first signs of spring. Keep us updated if there is any other spring stuff aroundBenny & LilyPeeS. Believe it or not mom got our hat and tie at Old Navy

We've been havin lotsa warm days again too! HAARRROOOOO!!!DawgMom says she wants FB to visit with us here too so she'll get busy & do what she needs to do.Brutus, don't eat those, they will be pretty soon.

Oh my, Brutus. You look decidedly not flat in those photos. Must be the camera angle, right?

Hey! Don't go bragging about how high you jump at agilities. Humph. Momma says that the reason full sized doggies don't do agilities is because they set the bars according to height of dog. They should do it by performing some sort of bounce test instead because I know little springy guys such as yourself can jump very high without hurting yourself.

Gosh! I have the biggest smile from reading your post. We were beginning to think our Crocus coming up was an accident! It has rained here for a couple days and I think it killed Mom's crocus it rained so hard! I'm waiting for more sun! Good to see you out and about, Brutus!Snuggles,Twix

Can you please some of those warm temps and sunshine to OP? We have had rain and clouds and very damp cold for days now. Mom wants warm. We do have some hyacinth bulbs popping up here but we are hearing rumors of snow at the end of the week - the pups say YAY, the humans say NO WAY.